Robbed women’s cries for help fall on deaf ears (From This Is Local London)

Robbed women’s cries for help fall on deaf ears

10:41am Monday 27th March 2006 in

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A 79-YEAR-OLD woman and her 58-year-old daughter's cries for help were ignored when they were attacked and robbed outside their Woodford Green home.

After a day trip to Shropshire, the women were walking home from Woodford underground station to Ewanrigg Terrace at around 8.30pm on Tuesday, March 7 when they were approached from behind by two men.

The first pushed the elderly woman to the ground grabbing her bag from her shoulder as she fell. At the same time the second man grabbed the younger woman's handbag before running off with his accomplice towards Hillside.

The elderly woman suffered cuts to her fingers and knees and police say that nobody answered the women's cries. Police are looking for two men both thought to be around 18 years old and black.

The first was wearing a black and grey hooded top, and the second was wearing a black hooded top. Anyone with information should call DC Sara Hilton at Ilford police on 8345 2667.